A fork of Rural Dictionary
(adj.) Brisk and Business-like Speech: Blunt, straight to the point, harsh Also: bruskly Connotation: Neutral/negative
Mr. Thompson's brusk manner often came accross as cold and uncaring. "I need the notes by tomorrow," the manager said bruskly.
A term used to express an object or event that is very good.
For example, if your mate bought a new car, you could say 'bloody hell, that's a brusk car'. It is also applicable to a sentence such as 'last night was brusk, I had a good time'.
Slang term for the extra bits of hard candy or sweets that are left over from the production of boiled sweets. Originates in Cork, Ireland.
"Didja hear you can get a big bag of brusk for only 40 cents down by de Firkin Crane, bai?"
A plebian substitute for the proper adjective brusque.
"That customer service rep was really brusk." "It's spelled brusque, you uppity peasant..."